Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Regarding a Proposed Exemption, 58758-58760 [E5-5530]
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NSF/MPS CyberScience Activities,
Discussion of MPS Long-term Planning
Activities.
Summary Minutes: May be obtained from
the contact person listed above.
Dated: October 4, 2005.
Susanne E. Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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[Docket Nos. 50–528, 50–529, and 50–530]
Arizona Public Service Company;
Notice of Partial Withdrawal of
Application for Amendment to Facility
Operating License
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) has
granted the request of Arizona Public
Service Company (the licensee) to
partially withdraw its May 28, 2003,
application for proposed amendments to
Facility Operating License No. NPF–41,
NF–51, and NPF–74 for the Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2,
and 3, located in Maricopa County,
Arizona.
The proposed amendments would
modify several surveillance
requirements (SRs) in Technical
Specifications (TSs) 3.8.1 and 3.8.4 on
alternating current and direct current
sources, respectively, for plant
operation. The revised SRs would have
notes deleted or modified to allow the
SRs to be performed, or partially
performed, in reactor modes that are
currently not allowed by the TSs. The
current SRs are not allowed to be
performed in Modes 1 and 2. Several of
the current SRs also cannot be
performed in Modes 3 and 4.
The Commission had previously
issued a Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of Amendment published in
the Federal Register on July 8, 2003 (68
FR 40709). However, the licensee
partially withdrew the proposed change
in two separate letters. By letter dated
June 23, 2004, the licensee withdrew the
proposed changes to the notes in SR
3.8.4.7 and SR 3.8.4.8 and by letter
dated September 27, 2005, the licensee
withdrew the proposed changes to SRs
3.8.1.9, 3.8.1.10, and 3.8.1.14.
For further details with respect to this
action, see the application for
amendments dated May 28, 2003, and
the licensee’s letters dated June 23,
2004, and September 27, 2005, which
partially withdrew the application for
license amendments. Documents may be
examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the
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NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, Public
File Area O1F21, 11555 Rockville Pike
(first floor), Rockville, Maryland.
Publicly available records will be
accessible electronically from the
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the internet
at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/html.
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail
to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of September 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mel B. Fields,
Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project
Directorate IV, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E5–5529 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. 50–309, License No. DPR–36]
Maine Yankee Atomic Power
Company; Notice of Release of Land
from the Jurisdiction of Maine Yankee
Atomic Power Company’s Facility
Operating License No. DPR–36
On March 15, 2004, as supplemented
by letters on September 2, 2004, and
May 16, 2005, Maine Yankee Atomic
Power Company (Maine Yankee)
submitted a request to amend its license
to release the remaining land under
License No. DPR–36 with the exception
of the land where the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) is
located, and a 3.17 acre parcel of land
adjacent to the ISFSI. Notification of the
amendment request was published in
the Federal Register on May 5, 2004
(Vol. 69, No. 101, Page 69769).
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) staff reviewed the
Final Status Survey Report (FSSR) and
concludes that: (i) Dismantlement and
decontamination activities were
performed in accordance with the
approved License Termination Plan
(LTP), and (ii) Maine Yankee’s FSSR
Supplements 1–10A demonstrate that
the land to be released from Facility
Operating License No. DPR–36, meets
the radiological criteria for unrestricted
use, as defined by 10 CFR 20.1402, by
meeting site release criteria of 10
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millirem (Total Effective Dose
Equivalent (TEDE) per year over
background (all pathways) and 4
millirem (as distinguishable from
background) TEDE per year for
groundwater sources of drinking water
in accordance with the approved LTP.
Therefore, NRC is releasing all land
from the jurisdiction of license DPR–36
except the land where the ISFSI is
located, and a 3.17 acre parcel of land
adjacent to the ISFSI.
For further details with respect to this
action, see the license amendment
request dated March 15, 2004, as
supplemented by letters dated
September 2, 2004, and May 16, 2005,
and the Environmental Assessment
dated February 12, 2003, available for
public inspection at the Commission’s
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, Public File
Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly
available records will be accessible
electronically from the Agency-wide
Documents Access and Management
System’s (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML040990045,
ML042600417, ML051440411, and
ML030340122). Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, should
contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 30th day
of September, 2005.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel M. Gillen,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning
Directorate, Division of Waste Management
and Environmental Protection, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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[Docket No. 72–27]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation; Issuance of
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Regarding a Proposed Exemption
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is considering issuance of an exemption,
pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, from the
provisions of 10 CFR 72.72(d) to Pacific
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Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or
applicant). The requested exemption
would allow PG&E to maintain a single
set of spent fuel, high-level radioactive
waste, and reactor-related Greater than
Class C (GTCC) waste records in
accordance with the requirements of its
NRC-approved Quality Assurance
program, which satisfies the criteria of
10 CFR part 50, Appendix B, for the
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) at the Humboldt Bay
Power Plant (HBPP) in Humboldt
County, California.
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Identification of Proposed Action
In its application for an ISFSI license,
submitted on December 15, 2003, PG&E
requested an exemption from the
requirement in 10 CFR 72.72(d); which
states in part that, ‘‘Records of spent
fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and
reactor-related GTCC waste containing
special nuclear material meeting the
requirements in paragraph (a) of this
section must be kept in duplicate. The
duplicate set of records must be kept at
a separate location sufficiently remote
from the original records that a single
event would not destroy both sets of
records.’’
The proposed action before the
Commission is whether to grant this
exemption pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7.
Need for the Proposed Action
The applicant stated that ISFSI spentfuel, high-level radioactive waste, and
reactor-related GTCC waste records will
be maintained in a manner consistent
with the records of the HBPP, which are
stored in accordance with the NRCapproved Quality Assurance (QA)
program. The approved QA program for
the HBPP complies with the
requirements established in 10 CFR part
50, Appendix B, which incorporates by
reference the specific recordkeeping
requirements in 10 CFR 50.71(d)(1).
PG&E did not request exemption from
the records retention period
requirements of 10 CFR 72.72(d). The
applicant seeks to provide consistency
in recordkeeping practices for the
records related to the proposed
Humboldt Bay ISFSI and those records
currently maintained under the HBPP
QA program. The exemption would also
preclude the need for PG&E to construct
and operate a separate, second records
storage facility to store a duplicate set of
spent fuel, high-level radioactive waste,
and reactor-related GTCC waste records.
In its application, PG&E indicated that
the NRC-approved QA program for the
Diablo Canyon Power Plant will be
applied to all Humboldt Bay ISFSI
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activities, and that program meets the
provisions of ANSI N45.2.9–1974. The
requirements in ANSI N45.2.9–1974
have been endorsed by the NRC as an
acceptable method of satisfying the
recordkeeping requirements of 10 CFR
part 50, Appendix B, which states, in
part, that ‘‘[c]onsistent with applicable
regulatory requirements [including 10
CFR 50.71(d)(1)], the applicant shall
establish requirements concerning
record retention, such as duration,
location, and assigned responsibility.’’
Further requirements for the
maintenance of nuclear power plant
records are provided in 10 CFR
50.71(d)(1), which states, in part, that,
‘‘The licensee shall maintain adequate
safeguards against tampering with and
loss of records.’’ ANSI N.45.2.9–1974
also satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR
72.72 by providing for adequate
maintenance of records regarding the
identity and history of the spent fuel in
storage. Such records would be subject
to, and need to be protected from, the
same types of degradation mechanisms
or loss as nuclear power plant Quality
Assurance records.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
An exemption from the requirement
to store a duplicate set of ISFSI records
at a separate location has no impact on
the environment. Storage of records
does not change the methods by which
spent fuel will be handled and stored at
the HBPP ISFSI and does not affect the
potential for radiological or nonradiological effluents associated with
the ISFSI.
Alternative to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the application
would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On August 30, 2005, the NRC staff
discussed the environmental assessment
for the proposed action with Ms.
Barbara Byron, Senior Nuclear Policy
Advisor for the California Energy
Commission (CEC). On September 14,
16, and 27, 2005, the staff provided
additional details regarding the
proposed storage of the Humboldt Bay
ISFSI records, in response to Ms.
Byron’s requests for clarification. The
CEC had no further comments on the
EA. The NRC staff has determined that
a consultation under Section 7 of the
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Endangered Species Act is not required
because the proposed action is
administrative or procedural in nature
and will not affect listed species or
critical habitat. The NRC staff has also
determined that the proposed action is
not a type of activity having the
potential to cause effects on historic
properties because it is an
administrative or procedural action.
Therefore, no further consultation is
required under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
Finding of No Significant Impact
The environmental impacts of the
proposed action have been reviewed in
accordance with the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR part 51. Based upon the
foregoing EA, the Commission finds that
the proposed action of granting the
exemption from 10 CFR 72.72(d), so that
PG&E may store spent fuel records for
the proposed ISFSI in a single records
storage facility, in accordance with its
NRC-approved Quality Assurance
program (which satisfies the criteria of
10 CFR part 50, Appendix B, and 10
CFR 50.71(d)(1)), will not significantly
impact the quality of the human
environment. Accordingly, the
Commission has determined that a
Finding of No Significant Impact is
appropriate, and that an environmental
impact statement for the proposed
exemption is not necessary.
For further details with respect to this
exemption request, see the PG&E ISFSI
license application, and the
accompanying Safety Analysis Report,
dated December 15, 2003. The request
for exemption was docketed under 10
CFR 72, Docket No. 72–27. In
accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of NRC’s
‘‘Rules of Practice,’’ final NRC records
and documents regarding this proposed
action are publicly available in the
records component of NRC’s
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS). These
documents may be inspected at NRC’s
Public Electronic Reading Room at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. These documents may also
be viewed electronically on the public
computers located at the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR), O1F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee. Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, should
contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or (301)
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day
of September, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James R. Hall,
Senior Project Manager, Spent Fuel Project
Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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[Docket No. 030–34325]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment for Release of Facility for
Unrestricted Use for the Department of
Veterans Affairs Chicago Health Care
System Lakeside Campus—Lakeside
Hospital Building, Chicago, IL
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Snell, Senior Health Physicist,
Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois
60532; telephone: (630) 829–9871; fax
number: (630) 515–1259; or by e-mail at
wgs@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is considering issuing a license
amendment to Material License No. 03–
23853–01VA issued to the Department
of Veterans Affairs (DVA) (the licensee),
to authorize release of its Chicago
Health Care System, Lakeside Campus—
Lakeside Hospital Building in Chicago,
Illinois for unrestricted use, and has
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) in support of this amendment in
accordance with the requirements of 10
CFR Part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC
has concluded that a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed
amendment is to allow for the release of
the licensee’s Chicago, Illinois facility
for unrestricted use. The DVA has
occupied the Lakeside Hospital
Building since it was built in about
1955, and was authorized to use
byproduct, source, and special nuclear
material for medical diagnosis, therapy,
and research beginning in 1957. The
Chicago, Illinois facility is a permittee
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under the DVA NRC Master Material
License (MML) Number 03–23853–
01VA, and on April 27, 2005, requested
the NRC approve the release of the
facility for unrestricted use. The
approval is consistent with a November
10, 2004, Letter of Understanding (LOU)
between the NRC and the DVA for DVA
permittees. The LOU requires the DVA
to submit for NRC review, permittee
requests for the release of buildings for
unrestricted use where radioactive
materials with a half-life greater than
120 days were used. The DVA identified
six isotopes of concern with half-lives
greater than 120 days that it used in the
Lakeside Hospital Building since 1957:
hydrogen-3, carbon-14, chlorine-36,
cobalt-60, nickel-63, and cesium-137.
The DVA has conducted surveys of the
facility and provided information to the
NRC to demonstrate that the site meets
the licensee termination criteria in
Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 20 for
unrestricted release.
The staff has prepared an EA in
support of the proposed license
amendment. Based on its review, the
staff determined there were no
radiological or non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the action since no radiological
remediation activities were required to
complete the proposed action. However,
the proposed action excludes approval
for the release of an area of the facility
where nuclear medicine activities are
being performed in compliance with 10
CFR 35.100 and 35.200, an activity in
which only short-lived radioactive
isotopes are used (i.e., isotopes with a
half-life less than 120 days). The
licensee verified compliance with 10
CFR 20.1402 in this area for isotopes
with half-lives longer than 120 days.
Because the LOU allows the DVA to
release facilities for unrestricted use
without NRC approval if only isotopes
of less than 120 days were used, when
the VA ceases all licensable activities
related to the diagnostic nuclear
medicine operation, the VA may release
that area for unrestricted use without
NRC approval.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The staff has prepared an EA in
support of the proposed license
amendment to release the site for
unrestricted use. The staff has found
that the radiological environmental
impacts from the proposed amendment
are bounded by the impacts evaluated
by NUREG–1496, Volumes 1–3,
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement in Support of Rulemaking on
Radiological Criteria for License
Termination of NRC-Licensed
Facilities’’ (ML042310492,
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ML042320379, and ML042330385).
Additionally, no non-radiological or
cumulative impacts were identified. On
the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded
that there are no significant
environmental impacts from the
proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for
amendment and supporting
documentation, are available
electronically at the NRC’s Electronic
Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. From this site,
you can access the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
and image files of NRC’s public
documents. The ADAMS accession
numbers for the documents related to
this notice are: The DVA letter dated
April 27, 2005 (Accession No.
ML051190353); the Final Status Survey
Report, VA Chicago—Lakeside Campus,
Medical Sciences Building, December 8,
2004 (Accession No. ML051190353);
and the EA summarized above
(Accession No. ML052690312). If you
do not have access to ADAMS, or if
there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC Public Document Room (PDR)
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 28th day of
September 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamnes L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety Region III.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-27]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Humboldt Bay Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation; Issuance of Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact Regarding a Proposed Exemption
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering issuance of an exemption, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, from the
provisions of 10 CFR 72.72(d) to Pacific
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Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or applicant). The requested exemption
would allow PG&E to maintain a single set of spent fuel, high-level
radioactive waste, and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC)
waste records in accordance with the requirements of its NRC-approved
Quality Assurance program, which satisfies the criteria of 10 CFR part
50, Appendix B, for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
(ISFSI) at the Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) in Humboldt County,
California.
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Identification of Proposed Action
In its application for an ISFSI license, submitted on December 15,
2003, PG&E requested an exemption from the requirement in 10 CFR
72.72(d); which states in part that, ``Records of spent fuel, high-
level radioactive waste, and reactor-related GTCC waste containing
special nuclear material meeting the requirements in paragraph (a) of
this section must be kept in duplicate. The duplicate set of records
must be kept at a separate location sufficiently remote from the
original records that a single event would not destroy both sets of
records.''
The proposed action before the Commission is whether to grant this
exemption pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7.
Need for the Proposed Action
The applicant stated that ISFSI spent-fuel, high-level radioactive
waste, and reactor-related GTCC waste records will be maintained in a
manner consistent with the records of the HBPP, which are stored in
accordance with the NRC-approved Quality Assurance (QA) program. The
approved QA program for the HBPP complies with the requirements
established in 10 CFR part 50, Appendix B, which incorporates by
reference the specific recordkeeping requirements in 10 CFR
50.71(d)(1). PG&E did not request exemption from the records retention
period requirements of 10 CFR 72.72(d). The applicant seeks to provide
consistency in recordkeeping practices for the records related to the
proposed Humboldt Bay ISFSI and those records currently maintained
under the HBPP QA program. The exemption would also preclude the need
for PG&E to construct and operate a separate, second records storage
facility to store a duplicate set of spent fuel, high-level radioactive
waste, and reactor-related GTCC waste records.
In its application, PG&E indicated that the NRC-approved QA program
for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant will be applied to all Humboldt Bay
ISFSI activities, and that program meets the provisions of ANSI
N45.2.9-1974. The requirements in ANSI N45.2.9-1974 have been endorsed
by the NRC as an acceptable method of satisfying the recordkeeping
requirements of 10 CFR part 50, Appendix B, which states, in part, that
``[c]onsistent with applicable regulatory requirements [including 10
CFR 50.71(d)(1)], the applicant shall establish requirements concerning
record retention, such as duration, location, and assigned
responsibility.'' Further requirements for the maintenance of nuclear
power plant records are provided in 10 CFR 50.71(d)(1), which states,
in part, that, ``The licensee shall maintain adequate safeguards
against tampering with and loss of records.'' ANSI N.45.2.9-1974 also
satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 72.72 by providing for adequate
maintenance of records regarding the identity and history of the spent
fuel in storage. Such records would be subject to, and need to be
protected from, the same types of degradation mechanisms or loss as
nuclear power plant Quality Assurance records.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
An exemption from the requirement to store a duplicate set of ISFSI
records at a separate location has no impact on the environment.
Storage of records does not change the methods by which spent fuel will
be handled and stored at the HBPP ISFSI and does not affect the
potential for radiological or non-radiological effluents associated
with the ISFSI.
Alternative to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action
and the alternative action are similar.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On August 30, 2005, the NRC staff discussed the environmental
assessment for the proposed action with Ms. Barbara Byron, Senior
Nuclear Policy Advisor for the California Energy Commission (CEC). On
September 14, 16, and 27, 2005, the staff provided additional details
regarding the proposed storage of the Humboldt Bay ISFSI records, in
response to Ms. Byron's requests for clarification. The CEC had no
further comments on the EA. The NRC staff has determined that a
consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act is not
required because the proposed action is administrative or procedural in
nature and will not affect listed species or critical habitat. The NRC
staff has also determined that the proposed action is not a type of
activity having the potential to cause effects on historic properties
because it is an administrative or procedural action. Therefore, no
further consultation is required under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
Finding of No Significant Impact
The environmental impacts of the proposed action have been reviewed
in accordance with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR part 51. Based
upon the foregoing EA, the Commission finds that the proposed action of
granting the exemption from 10 CFR 72.72(d), so that PG&E may store
spent fuel records for the proposed ISFSI in a single records storage
facility, in accordance with its NRC-approved Quality Assurance program
(which satisfies the criteria of 10 CFR part 50, Appendix B, and 10 CFR
50.71(d)(1)), will not significantly impact the quality of the human
environment. Accordingly, the Commission has determined that a Finding
of No Significant Impact is appropriate, and that an environmental
impact statement for the proposed exemption is not necessary.
For further details with respect to this exemption request, see the
PG&E ISFSI license application, and the accompanying Safety Analysis
Report, dated December 15, 2003. The request for exemption was docketed
under 10 CFR 72, Docket No. 72-27. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of
NRC's ``Rules of Practice,'' final NRC records and documents regarding
this proposed action are publicly available in the records component of
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). These
documents may be inspected at NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. These documents may also be
viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR), O1F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor
will copy documents for a fee. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS
or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS,
should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-
4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of September, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James R. Hall,
Senior Project Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E5-5530 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am]
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